dash (off)

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Verb
  • Shane Pinto scored on the power play, Warren Foegele added his fifth goal in nine games since being traded and the Ottawa Senators made up more ground in their chase to make the playoffs by beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Monday night.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • As far as special elections go, the 30 words that make up Question 1 on Kansas City’s April 7 ballot almost couldn’t sound more boring.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Did this reversal come early in the process of hatching the story?
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • When pollen grains hatch on the female stigma of a flower, each pollen grain first grows a tube toward the egg, then sends a pair of tailless sperm down the tunnel.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Dash (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dash%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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